International rankings of Russia

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The following are international rankings of Russia.

Agriculture[]

Rankings
Name Rank Out of Source Notes Year
Irrigated land area 10 236 CIA World Factbook Irrigated land: 46,000 km² 2003
Cultivated land area 4 190 CIA World Factbook Cultivated land: 1,192,300 km² 2005
Dietary calorie intake 28 185 FAO 3,270 kcal/person/day 2007
Wheat production 4 42 International Grains Council Production: 61,7 million metric tons 2009
Fisheries harvest 10 75 FAO Total of capture and aquaculture: 3,305,698 tons 2005
Wine production 13 25 FAO Production: 501,000 tons 2009
Tomato production 10 50 FAO Production: 1,938,710 tons 2008
Apple production 9 93 FAO Production: 1,467,000 tons 2008
  • Largest barley producer, output of 15.7 million metric (2007)
  • Largest buckwheat producer, output of 1 004 850 (2007)
  • Largest oats producer, output of 5.1 million metric tons (2005)
  • Largest rye producer, output of 3.6 million metric tons (2005)
  • Largest sunflower seed producer, output of 6.3 million metric tons (2005)
  • Largest currant and gooseberry producer, output of 463,500 tons (2005)
  • Largest raspberry producer, output of 110,000 tons (2004)
  • Largest vetches producer, output of 377,750 tons[1]
  • Largest livestock of domesticated reindeer, about two-thirds of the world's[2]

Cities[]

  • GaWC Inventory of World Cities, 1999: Moscow 7 points, Alpha World City
  • GaWC Inventory of World Cities, 1999: St. Petersburg 1 point, Minimal evidence of world city formation

Economic[]

GNI per capita:
  Russia (9 370$)
  Higher GNI per capita compared to Russia
  Lower GNI per capita compared to Russia
  • The Wall Street Journal and the Heritage Foundation: Index of Economic Freedom 2006, ranked 122 out of 157 countries
  • International Monetary Fund: GDP (nominal) per capita 2006, ranked 59 out of 182 countries
  • International Monetary Fund: GDP (nominal) 2009, ranked 8 out of 181 countries
  • World Economic Forum: Global Competitiveness Index 2006-2007, ranked 62 out of 125 countries

Demographics[]

Energy[]

Environment[]

E-Government[]

  • United Nations E-Government Survey 2014: not ranked in top 10 countries[5]

Geography[]

  • Largest forest area, 8,087,900 km²
  • Largest land area, 17,075,200 km²[6]
  • Largest total area, 17,098,242 km²[7]
  • Largest EEZ continental shelf area, 3,817,843 km2
  • Largest unfrozen freshwater reserves, approximately one-quarter of the world's[8]
  • Most countries bordered, 14 (16 if Abkhazia and South Ossetia are counted), the same number as with China
  • Most time zones (contiguous territory), 9

Military[]

  • Largest nuclear arsenal, 5,200 / 8,800 active/total warheads (2005 est)[9]
  • Largest tank army, 22,800 tanks

Mining[]

  • , 925,000 tons (2005)
  • Largest diamond producer, 38,000,000 carats (2005)
  • Largest nickel producer, 300,000 tons (2005)
  • Largest palladium producer, 143 tons (2005)

Politics[]

Society[]

  • Economist Intelligence Unit: Quality-of-life index 2005, ranked 102 out of 108 countries

Sports[]

  • Top position at (men), top 10 players average score of 2724 (2009)
  • Top position at (women), top 10 players average score of 2469 (2009)
  • Russia/USSR: Most Winter Olympic gold medals, 120[13] (2008)
  • Russia/USSR: Winner of most Bandy World Championships (men), 19 (1957, 1961, 1963, 1965, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1979, 1985, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2001, 2006, 2007, 2008) (as of 2009)
  • Russia/USSR: Most World Chess Champions, 10 (as of 2009)
  • Russia/USSR: Best performance at UCI Track World Championships, Women (cycling), 48 gold medals, 111 total medals (2009)
  • Russia/USSR: Best performance at FIE World Championships in Fencing, 121 gold medals, 257 total medals (2009)
  • Russia/USSR: Best performance at World Figure Skating Championships, 74 gold medals, 178 total medals, (2009)
  • Russia/USSR: Best performance at World Artistic Gymnastics Championships, 138 gold medals, 333 total medals (2009)
  • Russia/USSR: Best performance at World Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships, 23 gold medals, 58 total medals (2009)
  • Russia/USSR: Best performance at gymnastics Trampoline World Championships, 21 gold medals (2009)
  • Russia/USSR: Best performance at World Women's Handball Championship, 7 gold medals, 10 total medals (2009)
  • Russia/USSR: Winner of most Ice Hockey World Championships (men), 25 times winner (2009)
  • Russia/USSR: Best performance at Team Ice Racing World Championship, 26 times winner, (2009)
  • Russia/USSR: Best performance at World Shooting Championships, 307 gold medals, 656 total medals (2009)
  • Russia/USSR: Best performance at World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women, 24 gold medals, 69 total medals (2009)
  • Russia/USSR: Best performance at World Sprint Speed Skating Championships for Men, 11 gold medals, 24 total medals (2009)
  • Russia/USSR: Winner of most Volleyball World Championships (men), 6 (1949, 1952, 1960, 1962, 1978, 1982) (2006)
  • Russia/USSR: Winner of most Volleyball World Championships (women), 6 (1952, 1956, 1960, 1970, 1990, 2006) (2006)
  • Russia/USSR: Winner of most Volleyball World Cups (men), 5 (1965, 1977, 1981, 1991, 1999) (2009)
  • Russia/USSR: Best performance at World Weightlifting Championships (men), 350 gold medals, 746 total medals (2007)
  • Russia/USSR: Best performance at FILA Wrestling World Championships, 64 times winner in three team tournaments (2009)

Technology[]

Transport[]

  • Largest total length of electrified railways, over 44,000 km[15]

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "FAOSTAT". www.fao.org. Archived from the original on Jan 14, 2013.
  2. ^ International Journal of Entrepreneurship and Small Business: Reindeer husbandry in Russia by Konstantin Klokov, an abstract.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-03-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Country Rankings | Environmental Performance Index". Jan 30, 2014. Archived from the original on 2014-01-30.
  5. ^ UN E-Government Survey 2014
  6. ^ "Countries By Population". WorldAtlas.
  7. ^ "RSF". Bienvenue sur le site de Reporter sans frontières | RSF. Archived from the original on Jun 23, 2006.
  8. ^ "Russia - Topography and Drainage". countrystudies.us.
  9. ^ Robert S. Norris and Hans M. Kristensen Kristensen, Hans M.; Norris, Robert S. (May–June 2008). "Russian nuclear forces, 2008". "Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists". 64 (2): 54–57, 62. Bibcode:2008BuAtS..64b..54N. doi:10.2968/064002013. Retrieved 2009-08-05. External link in |journal= (help)
  10. ^ Transparency International 2014 Corruption Perceptions Index
  11. ^ Reporters Without Borders 2014 Press Freedom Index Archived 2014-02-14 at the Wayback Machine
  12. ^ Economist Intelligence Unit 2014 Democracy Index
  13. ^ 78 gold medals for USSR team, 33 gold medals for Russia, 9 gold medals for Unified Team of post-Soviet states.
  14. ^ "Space exploration in 2009". www.russianspaceweb.com. Archived from the original on Jan 28, 2010.
  15. ^ "Invest in Russia - Infrastructure". Archived from the original on 2011-04-26. Retrieved 2010-01-29.
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